UN aid chief to Russia: Don't 'chuck away' Black Sea grain deal

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Russia has threatened to quit the deal, which expires on July 17. Read more at straitstimes.com.

it is unlikely Western states will continue cooperating with UN officials helping Moscow with its exports, the United Nations aid chief said on Friday.

“The world has seen the value of the Black Sea Initiative... this isn’t something you chuck away,” the UN’s Martin Griffiths told reporters. More than 32 million tonnes of corn, wheat and other grains have been exported by Ukraine under the arrangement. Russia has complained that not enough reaches poor countries, but the United Nations argues that it has benefited those states by helping lower food prices more than 20 per cent globally.

Ms Grynspan has been working with the United States, European Union, Britain and others to smooth Russian exports. Russia has described the Black Sea deal and the agreement to facilitate its own exports as a single package.

 

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